One Health research conference

Lebensmittelsicherheit
Typ:
Konferenz
Ort:
entre multifonctionnel CELO - 476, route de Thionville, 5886 Hesperange, Luxemburg
Datum:
Am 09.12.2025 von 13:30 bis 19:00
Sprache(n):
Englisch

The Luxembourg Veterinary and Food Administration (ALVA) organises the annual conference on research in food safety, this year with the focus on One Health. One Health is a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach that underscores the importance of partnerships. This conference, supported by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), serves as a vital platform to foster such collaborations within Luxembourg.

Date: Tuesday 9 December 2025, 14h-19h, followed by reception (registration desks open at 13h30)

Place: Centre multifonctionnel CELO (476, route de Thionville; 5886 Hesperange; Luxembourg)

Participation is free of charges, however, the registration until 2.12.2025 is mandatory.

Agenda

13h30 Registration & Coffee
14h00 Opening & Welcome - Martine Hansen, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Viticulture & Conference Chairs Dr. Caroline Merten (ALVA) and Dr. Henry-Michel Cauchie (LIST)
14h15

VectorNet-Update on arthropod vectors of medical and veterinary importance in Luxembourg

Dr. Alexander M. Weigand; National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg (MNHNL)

14h40

Surveillance of ticks and tick-borne pathogens in Luxembourg

Aleksandra Krawczyk, PhD; Clinical and Applied Virology Group, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH)

15h05

One Health Approach to Virus Surveillance in Luxembourg Surface Waters

Dr. Leslie Ogorzaly; Environmental Microbiology Group, BIOTECH Unit, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)

15h30

Surveillance of West Nile and Usutu virus in birds in Luxembourg for animal and public health

Chantal Snoeck, PhD; Clinical and Applied Virology Group, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH)

15h55 Coffee break & poster session
16h40

Key note - One Health: The edge of integrated approaches to health and sustainable natural resources management

Jakob Zinsstag, Professor, PhD, DVM; Head of Unit Human and Animal Health & Group Leader One Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

17h15

Strengthening One Health surveillance under rising temperatures

Dr. Anne Vergison; Health Inspection Department, Health directorate, Ministry of Health and Social Security

17h40

Using genetic tools to infer the colonisation histories of the raccoon and its Baylisascaris procyonis roundworm parasite in Western and Central Europe

Alain Frantz, D.Phil; National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg (MNHNL)

18h05

Illuminating the cave: Uncovering oral virome of bats in Luxembourg using metagenomics sequencing 

Patrick Reteng, PhD; Clinical and Applied Virology Group, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH)

18h30 Wrap-up & Closing - Conference Chairs
18h45 Reception & poster session